Vtxrider

Had my angiogram and ended up spending the most of the day in the hospital. Because I have had two others angiograms in the last month and half they did not want to cork the artery. I did not feel like doing much for the next couple of days. I saw the doctor on Friday and everything looked good they want to do an MRI. He told me that I have come a long ways from where I was. I told him about this site and what everyone has been telling me about not trying to come back to soon and do to much. He told me to listen to you, they've been there and know.

I have my angiogram in a few hours. Not really looking forward to it. JellyB thanks for your reply. You are right about me being to anxious about getting back on two wheels. I did tell my son that I couldn't ride now even if the doctor said it was OK. I have a charity ride for diabetes that I do every year. It is in the first part of June. I have a hard time if there is a hundred mile option to ride a shorter one. In fact I have never done it. I knew eventually that it would happen (like when I'm 80 not when I'm 60). I know that I'm early in my recovery, I've just never had anything like this before. I have to learn patience. I really appreciate your advice and everyone else's. I just have to be smart enough and take it. SarrahLou if I did do the swim I would have to wear those balloons they put around little kids arms.

Thanks for the response Lynne. I know you weren't trying to discourage me but give a different way to measure myself. I know right now it is hard not to look at what I could do before. I am improving I walked a half mile without just totally exhausting myself and not being able to do anything the rest of the day but rest. It does help knowing that I am not alone with this and my endurance rides. JellyB, an ironman? holy s*** . I have a friend that was always trying to get me to do one and I told him no problem because I wouldn't have to worry about running the 26.2 miles and riding 112 miles because I would drowned in the swimming part. I was wondering how far you are riding now. I have an angiogram scheduled for wed. and if everything looks good the doctor is going to allow me to start riding again. Only problem is the weather is turning cold yesterday it was 21 in the morning. It did warm up enough to ride later though my son was out riding. But soon there will be snow on the roads so that will put me on the trainer in the basement. Another problem I'm having is that I'm a type II diabetic. I controlled my blood sugar with medication, diet and exercise before. It has went up anywhere from 30 to 50 points from where it was before. I have an appointment with my diabetic doctor soon to see what we have to do to get it under control. It has got me to the point sometimes that I just say 'what's the point I'm going to eat anything I want'. I really appreciate the help and support from everyone here. Clayton

Thanks everyone for the replies and concern. Yesterday was a better day. The only problem is I think I walked to far. it's hard when a little over a month ago I could ride a hundred miles. Thanks again everyone

Hi, mine was a non anyurism. I did have a vasospasm and that is when they put me in a coma. You would have to ask my wife about that because I don't remember anything except what was told me afterwards. My physician is very respected in the field. I have been told he is one of the best in the nation. After the vasospasm one of the nurses told me he had never seen my doctor as concerned before. My doctor told me that if I wasn't in such good condition that I may have not made it. One thing that I was told that happened is that I flipped a nurse off. I can't remember anything about it. Another nurse told me about it. She said that when I did that the nurse I flipped off came out of the room and said 'YES! He is still alive in there.' The nurse telling me this said 'that is when I knew you were going to make it'. The second time going into the hospital was because of another vasospasm. I did not know anyone or respond to anything. I am going to have to cut this off now because my head is starting to hurt.

On Oct 12 as i was laying in bed all of a sudden I got the worst headache of my life. We were getting ready to go to Las Vegas for a hundred mile bike ride. Just like everyone else has described here. We called 911(US) and had paramedics respond. They checked my vitals and they were fine. They suggested that I go to an ER. We only live a mile and a half from a hospital so rather than pay for the expensive ambulance I had my wife take me. I was vomiting the whole way. Once there they did a CT scan on me. When they came back they told me they were transferring me to another hospital because there was bleeding in my brain. So I didn't get out of the expensive ambulance ride after all. After arriving at the new hospital they ran angiogram. When talking to my physician he told me that i was lucky, I didn't feel to lucky. To make this short I ended up spending 17 days in the ICU of which I can't remember a lot of them because of the coma I was in. After being released I spent 4 days out of the hospital. I was visiting with family members and the next thing I know I am waking up in the ICU unit again. I was out of it for a day and a half. I was in the ICU for a week. Now that I am out I am a little depressed. I'm always feel lousy can't ride my bike can't work on cars doesn't even look like I can even ride a hundred mile ride on my bike next year. (I already have one planned first of june for diabetes.) People tell me don't over do it. I tell them that is impossible I just go down the stairs then come back up and I have over done it. This has changed my life drastically. Most of the last few days is being spent doing nothing, I can't do that, but I don't want to feel like this either. My wife found this site and wanted me to look at it.